Several years ago my mother-in-law had a pink covered old chair with stains all over it and was wobbly as all heck. She had picked it out of a street side trash pile a few years before and for the past year it was her "pet's chair". It did have an interesting shape to it though, so I brought it to Valley Upholstery fully expecting to be told it should have been left in the trash pile and I apologized about it when I brought it into the store.
To my surprise, Mark and one of his associates stated it was a REALLY NICE piece... old, well worn and needing some attention but they were actually excited about! They called it an oyster shell wingback chair.
After looking through various material swatches, my wife choose a beautiful white colored fabric with a very slight small diamond pattern. As I worked nearby, I came to the shop a couple of times while they were working on it and was amazed at how they basically rebuilt the chair. It turned out beautiful and is a cherished piece in our formal living room.
It has now been over 9 years ago Mark and his crew rebuilt and reupholstered that chair... and it is still in perfect shape. I live in Sparks, NV now, but am considering making the trip with a recently acquired chais lounge that my wife would like reupholstered. We have family in Portland, OR so a couple of trips will be in order - one to drop off the piece to Mark and then another to pick it up, visiting family each trip.
Mark and his crew do excellent work and are true craftsman, and to us it's worth it to make the trips knowing the piece will be done well.
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Several years ago my mother-in-law had a pink covered old chair with stains all over it and was wobbly as all heck. She had picked it out of a street side trash pile a few years before and for the past year it was her "pet's chair". It did have an interesting shape to it though, so I brought it to Valley Upholstery fully expecting to be told it should have been left in the trash pile and I apologized about it when I brought it into the store. To my surprise, Mark and one of his associates stated it was a REALLY NICE piece... old, well worn and needing some attention but they were actually excited about! They called it an oyster shell wingback chair. After looking through various material swatches, my wife choose a beautiful white colored fabric with a very slight small diamond pattern. As I worked nearby, I came to the shop a couple of times while they were working on it and was amazed at how they basically rebuilt the chair. It turned out beautiful and is a cherished piece in our formal living room. It has now been over 9 years ago Mark and his crew rebuilt and reupholstered that chair... and it is still in perfect shape. I live in Sparks, NV now, but am considering making the trip with a recently acquired chais lounge that my wife would like reupholstered. We have family in Portland, OR so a couple of trips will be in order - one to drop off the piece to Mark and then another to pick it up, visiting family each trip. Mark and his crew do excellent work and are true craftsman, and to us it's worth it to make the trips knowing the piece will be done well.